
The Last West
Authored by Catherine Elorriaga
History
8th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a frontier?
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
During the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad started in California and built the railroad east to Promontory Point, Utah, where it was connected with the railroad built from the east by the Union Pacific Railroad. What was the ethnicity of the majority of the workers who built the Central Pacific Railroad?
Chinese
Mexican
French
German
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the railroad expansion?
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did supporters of the Dawes Act of 1887 expect it to affect Native Americans?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
A Milestone in U.S. Transportation
• Completed in 1869
• Shortened travel between San Francisco and New York to a week
• Resulted in the rapid depletion of American buffalo herds
What milestone in U.S. transportation history is described in this list?
the Erie Canal
the Pony Express
the Cumberland Road
the Transcontinental Railroad
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Homestead Act (1862) attempted to promote development of western lands by doing what?
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